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April 2023 – Fell weekend away to Grasmere

James MacDonald
Perspective One Starting with a massive thank you to Tom for fabulous organising of us as always.   He put together a brilliant plan for us with 2 brilliant days of running with various options for all of us to choose from. This takes a lot of work which we all…

Eskdale Elevation 2023

Mark Burley
EL-E-VA-TION. Who-ooo, whoo-uh-uh. For anyone struggling for pronunciation, your man Bono spells it out in tedious fashion on 2002’s contender for worst song of the year. Thankfully I’ve only come to think of this now, and so didn’t have it going up and down my brain all day. I’d had…

The Great Gift Peaks Round

Mark Burley
After the end of World War One, 14 peaks were gifted to the Lake District National Park as a memorial for the lives lost. In 2021, a round was established to link those 14 peaks: the Great Gifts Peaks Round. The exact route is up to the attempter and the…

English Schools Cross Country Championships

Jane Walker
English Schools Sat 18th March 2023 , Cross Country Championships, Wollaton Park, Nottingham A major cross-country event returned to the grounds of Wollaton Hall for the first time since the all-age group English National of 2020. On a surprisingly mild afternoon in March and on a course that was ‘soft to firm’…

Intercounties XC Championship

Jane Walker
Inter County Sat 11th March 2023, Cross Country Championships  Prestwold Hall, Loughborough  The 2023 Inter County Cross Country Championships were held at Prestwold Hall. The course was extremely muddy in places, due to the heavy snowfall the week leading up to race.  Macclesfield Harriers had good representation across the various…

2023 AGM and Awards Evening

Ray O'Keefe
All the award winners and photos from the 2023 AGM and Awards Evening can be found below. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all those who came along to support the winners!! Track and Field Awards 2022 Award Places Recipient U11 Girls 1st Lauren Harper Perpetual Shield 2nd…

Annual Finance Report – 2022

Neil Gunn
Annual financial report – 2022 This is the financial report for 2022. All monetary figures have been redacted as this is a public website. Complete copies are available from the treasurer on request. Complete copies will also be available at the AGM on Friday 24th March. LINK TO ANNUAL FINANCE…

Club Committee Positions 2023-2024

Kim Eastham
Macclesfield Harriers & AC – AGM 24th March 2023 Bollington Arts Centre – 7pm Start Listed below are the members of the current committee, proposed positions for the coming season [ 2023] and vacancies. It takes a large number of volunteers to run the club. Please have a read through…

Special Awards Nominations 2022-2023

Ray O'Keefe
In advance of the AGM and Awards evening on March 24th, please find below the nominations for the club Special Awards. Winners will be announced at the Awards Evening. Congratulations to all who were nominated! Award Nominees Best Newcomer   Alex Galloway Caroline Gisby Ruth Gamwell Most Improved Athlete  …

Heaton Park XC

Jane Walker
On Saturday 11th March, 15 harriers made their way to Heaton Park for the re-scheduled finale of the Manchester League. Although depleted on numbers, due to many of the juniors being selected for the inter-counties race on the same day, the enthusiastic bunch braved the cold and muddy conditions. Starting…